Joe's Digg's!!

World's Largest Skateboard Ramp

2006-11-01T13:16:00.000-08:00

Approximately 360 feet long, the ramp is 75 feet high at its apex. That is where riders begin their run, speeding down a 180-foot-long roll-in to a ramp that launches them across a 70-foot gap with trapeze netting below. Landing on a 27-foot sloped section, they then boost up to 50 feet above the ground from a 30-foot quarterpipe.

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Lost Moon Landing Tapes Discovered

2006-11-01T13:09:00.000-08:00

"For years 'lost' tapes recording data from the Apollo 11 Moon landing have been stored underneath the seats of Australian physics students. Last week, up to 100 tapes, clearly marked "NASA Manned Space Center", turned up after a search in a dusty basement of a physics lecture hall at Curtin University of Technology in Perth."

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LOST - Further Instructions Cut Scenes Revealed

2006-10-23T15:49:00.000-07:00

Pictures of the scenes that were cut out from last week's episode of LOST. They include Calire and Charlie kissing, Locke's "family" being arrested by cops, and glances of the two new characters on the show, Nikki & Paolo.

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"The Day I Died" - Richard Hammond speaks about 288mph crash for first time

2006-10-23T13:23:00.000-07:00

Only the bloodshot white of his left eye gives any sign of how close Richard Hammond came to death after crashing a jet car at 288mph. Speaking for the first time of the horror smash just 33 days ago, the Top Gear star and Mirror columnist said: "I was upside down inhaling a field. My nose and eyes were full of earth. I'd gone ploughing on my head.

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'Weird Al' Yankovic finally hits the top 10

2006-10-23T09:09:00.000-07:00

Now this is weird. "Weird Al" Yankovic's new album, "Straight Outta Lynwood," has scored the enduring song parodist his biggest chart successes in a career that spans nearly three decades.

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Screenshots form the Latest Leopard Build

2006-10-19T10:37:00.000-07:00

text icon previews and phishing alerts in Safari coming up!

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This Guy Delivers One Hell Of a Commentary on the State of the Union

2006-10-18T16:13:00.000-07:00

If you liked Keith Olbermann's, then I think you will appreciate this "Average Joe's" take on the current state of affairs our fine nation.

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Here's what he's replying to...

Olbermann: The Day Habeas Corpus Died

2006-10-18T09:04:00.000-07:00

135 years to the day after the last American President suspended habeas corpus, President Bush signed into law the Military Commissions Act of 2006. The legislation allows Bush or Rumsfeld to declare anyone, US citizen or not, an enemy combatant, lock them up and throw away the key without a chance to prove their innocence in a court of law.

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Your Mom is rated "E" for Everyone

2006-10-17T13:31:00.000-07:00

The best idea for a videogame themed shirt I've seen yet!

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Jakie Chan is frustrated with Hollywood's safetly rules!

2006-10-16T17:26:00.000-07:00

Hong Kong actor Jackie Chan, famous for his daredevil stunts, says he's frustrated by Hollywood's safety rules

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Media Giants Team Up Vs. YouTube

2006-10-16T14:24:00.000-07:00

It has begun- a handful of key media companies have joined together to weigh the legality of some videos appearing on YouTube. The group, which includes News Corp., General Electric's NBC Universal and Viacom, is looking into whether YouTube might be liable for copyright-protected videos that are frequently uploaded to the site.

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Mysterious catamaran spotted near Ilwaco, WA

2006-10-16T14:22:00.000-07:00

Someone snapped some photos of a catamaran docked near Ilwaco, WA. The crew looked like civilians but would not discuss the boat or its origin. Anyone see a boat like this before?

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hidden nintendo songs...

2006-10-16T13:13:00.000-07:00

Pretty interesting stuff.. but a little bit too much time on thier hands

I think this is the website it came from

CNET launches TV Web site

2006-10-16T13:10:00.000-07:00

CNET Networks Inc. said on Monday it launched CNET TV, a Web site to broadcast video news and product review segments, as well as a partnership with Verizon Communications Inc. to distribute CNET's video segments through on-demand television

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7 Predictions about Macworld 2007

2006-10-13T09:20:00.000-07:00

There are some things we can predict based on what we know now about Apple. With that in mind, here are 7 predictions about what you can expect to see at Macworld 2007.

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Awesome Photos of the Sun (updated frequently)

2006-10-13T09:05:00.000-07:00

Don't look directly at the sun or you'll burn out your retinas. Instead, look at this.

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Google Docs & Spreadsheets: Google's stand against Microsoft.

2006-10-12T17:03:00.000-07:00

Google Docs & Spreadsheets is a web-based word processing and spreadsheet program that keeps documents current and lets the people you choose update files from their own computers. You can, for example, coordinate your student group's homework assignments, access your family to-do list from work or home, or collaborate with remote colleagues on a n

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The new Coke BURN

2006-10-12T15:33:00.000-07:00

5 Biggest Dot-Bombs of All Time

2006-10-12T15:05:00.000-07:00

CNET TV reports on the 5 biggest dot com failures from the internet boom of the late 90's-2000.
eToys anyone?...

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Coke Says New Drink Will Burn Calories

2006-10-12T14:48:00.000-07:00

Coca-Cola said that it will introduce a new green-tea beverage that has been proven to burn calories.

Enviga will hit the market in the Northeast next month and nationwide in January. Coke said it is the product of a joint venture with Nestle and could burn 60 to 100 calories with three 12-ounce servings.
The Atlanta-based company said the drink contains caffeine, calcium and a green tea extract known as epigallocatechin gallate, which speeds up metabolism and increases energy use, epecially when combined with caffeine.

"Enviga increases calorie burning. It represents the perfect partnership of science and nature," said Dr. Rhona Applebaum, chief scientist, The Coca-Cola Company. "Enviga contains the optimum blend of green tea extracts (EGCG), caffeine and naturally active plant micronutrients designed to work with your body to increase calorie burning, thus creating a negative calorie effect. It makes this product stand out as unique. Enviga brings the benefits of green tea to the forefront in a convenient and accessible, great tasting beverage."

The company said that when EGCG and caffeine were present in levels comparable to three cans of Enviga, "healthy subjects in the lean to normal weight range can experience an average increase in calorie burning by 60 to 100 calories."

The company presents the new drink as part of maintaining a healthy lifestyle.

"We've seen a shift in consumers' attitudes toward diet and health and wellness, with more consumers seeking product choices that support active lifestyles, rather than just eliminating things from their diet," said John Hackett, senior vice president, Coca-Cola North America Marketing. "Enviga is a great tasting beverage that invigorates your metabolism to gently burn calories, and it's a positive step people can take as part of a balanced lifestyle -- like taking the stairs."

Coke said Enviga will be available in three flavors -- green tea, berry and peach. It will be sold in 12-ounce sleek cans at a suggested retail price of a $1.29 to a $1.49 per can.

How Does It Work?

The Nestle Research Center in Lausanne, Switzerland, has studied the properties and benefits of green tea for decades, according to Coca Cola Co. The company said that a recent study conducted by the center in collaboration with the University of Lausanne showed that consuming the equivalent of three Enviga beverages over the course of the day resulted in a noticeable increase in calorie burning.

"The accumulated body of scientific research shows the ability of green tea's powerful antioxidant EGCG (epigallocatechin gallate) to speed up metabolism and increase energy use, especially when combined with caffeine," said Nestle researcher Dr. Hilary Green.

EGCG is a naturally occurring antioxidant in tea, including green tea. Coke said that its new drink provides 90 mg of EGCG in each serving, along with 20 percent of the daily value for calcium.

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If humans disappeared from the earth today - what would happen? (pic)

2006-10-12T14:47:00.000-07:00

A timeline of how the earth would be affected if humans suddenly disappeared. Eerily detailed, it's scary because the effects sound kind of good - until you realize we'd all be dead.

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Oprah and Bono to unveil Project red iPod nano tomorrow

2006-10-12T14:28:00.000-07:00

Activist and rock singer Bono along with Oprah are partnering with Apple on a red-colored iPod to help promote a new project aimed at battling AIDS. Launches tomorrow!

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Google helps you hack any computer.

2006-10-12T12:26:00.000-07:00

Want to know which programs have security issues that need to be fixed? Using Google Code Search, finding likely candidates is a snap.

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It's official Wii Pre-orders are October 13

2006-10-12T11:22:00.000-07:00

Well here is the news i got from an e-mail from Gamestop. It is official Wii pre-orders are Friday the 13!

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Update: Battlestar Galactica NOT going to NBC

2006-10-12T10:47:00.000-07:00

Jessica Nevarez in the publicity department of NBC Universal officially says, "It is an online rumor that someone started and it is absolutely false."

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Landis Posts Doping Defense/Docs on His Web site

2006-10-12T10:46:00.000-07:00

Early Thursday, Landis posted a PowerPoint presentation prepared by Arnie Baker, a retired doctor and longtime coach and adviser, as well as several hundred pages of documents related to the charges on his Web site

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Southpark Episode on 9/11 Conspiracy

2006-10-12T10:45:00.000-07:00

Tonight Southpark focused on 9/11 conspiracy [..] the episode covered some of the more common 'conspiracy theories', it didn't go into much detail on anything substantial in relation to the growing movement of those that question 9/11. [..] this is probably the largest, but definitely not the most even-handed, coverage given so far to 9/11 skeptics

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Technology The Boss Uses To Spy on You

2006-10-12T10:44:00.000-07:00

New video surveillance systems store video digitally on networked computers, which makes remote monitoring a cinch. The boss might be off on vacation, but as long as the local watering hole has an Internet connection, keeping tabs on the office can be as easy as browsing to a secure Web site and typing a password.

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After Blaming Clinton For NK Nuke Test, McCain Blasts 'Finger Pointing'

2006-10-11T14:33:00.000-07:00

Think Progress has the video. "Straight Talk" McCain said on NBC today, "I think this is the wrong time for us to be engaging in finger pointing when in this crucial time, we need the world and Americans united."

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CoRD - Cocoa Remote Desktop

2006-10-11T10:03:00.000-07:00

"CoRD is a remote desktop client for Mac OS X ported from the UNIX program rdesktop. It is a Universal Binary, and allows you to connect to multiple servers concurrently."

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Thriller...with Legos

2006-10-10T15:00:00.000-07:00

A technical tour-de-force. Every single shot, scene-for-scene, replicated in Legos.

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Two more movie studios to sell movies on iTunes after holidays

2006-10-10T14:58:00.000-07:00

Two major motion picture studios have indicated that they expect to join Walt Disney in offering their film content on the iTunes Store within six months. So far, there appear to be three key reasons why other studios are taking their time in opening up film libraries to iTunes -- "retaliation," copy protection concerns, and pricing.

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Andre 3000 Dubbed "The New King of Funk"

2006-10-10T14:49:00.000-07:00

There is just one artist in the gunslinging, crack-smoking, revenge-killing world of rap who has actually succeeded in turning himself into a lovable, cuddly - if rather eccentric - hip-hop superstar.

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Did anyone else notice Criminal Minds took a jab at Kevin Rose?

2006-10-05T14:25:00.000-07:00

While never actually saying that the online male teen hustler's full name was Kevin Rose, they repeadtly called him Kevin, and his father's full name Dwight(i think) Rose, who is in prison and left his son to fend for himself... and the only way he knows how is to whore himself out for a bunch of internet pervs.

Overall the ep was great, a little disturbing, but I must say to learn that this kid who played the part was only 16, I am impressed. But i guess when your on TV from birth, you get to hone your craft.

If your interested in seeing the episode, I think CBS has some lame online free player called InnerTube. but you could probably just as easily find it in HD on some torrent site or something.

One boob == 963,000 FCC complaints

2006-10-05T13:28:00.000-07:00

rs has compiled a surprising set of statistics on the practice, drawn from the FCC's own quarterly reports. They show a generally low level of complaints punctuated by massive
â��but occasionalâ��spikes, most of which are fueled by "family-friendly" activist groups like the Parents Television Council ("Because our children are watching").

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Bloodhound Gang - Ralph Wiggum

2006-10-05T13:09:00.000-07:00

Bloodhound Gang song using nothing but Ralph Wiggum quotes.

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10 Seeeeeriously Cool Workplaces

2006-10-05T09:20:00.000-07:00

Here
â��s some serious eye candy from 10 different innovative, well-designed workplaces. Including Pixar, Red Bull London and Google.

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JJ Abrams Returns to LOST

2006-10-04T14:00:00.000-07:00

Abrams not only has returned to day to day production, but he apparently helped sculpt a plan for season three. This time around, they really know where it is going...

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Bush Lied: Bob Woodward on 60 Minutes (Video)

2006-10-03T16:21:00.000-07:00

Watergate journalist Bob Woodward portrays Bush as an incompetent pawn of his chief advisers and the Pentagon war planners. He contends that, locked in a desperate battle to win re-election in 2004, Bush & his coterie were more interested in concealing the failures to thwart the 9/11 attacks and find WMDs than running a competent military campaign.

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Fox News had copies of Foley emails but chose not to run it

2006-10-03T15:31:00.000-07:00

Copies of explicit emails from Foley to the teenage page were leaked to news outlets last YEAR, but they chose to sit on them instead of reporting on them. The St. Petersburg Times and The Miami Herald were given copies of the e-mail, as were other news organizations, including Fox News.

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50 funniest Homer Simpson Quotes

2006-10-03T14:36:00.000-07:00

# Operator! Give me the number for 911!

# Oh, so they have internet on computers now!

# Bart, with $10,000, we'd be millionaires! We could buy all kinds of useful things like...love!

# Just because I don't care doesn't mean I don't understand.

# I'm normally not a praying man, but if you're up there, please save me Superman.

# Son, if you really want something in this life, you have to work for it. Now quiet! They're about to announce the lottery numbers.

# Well, it's 1 a.m. Better go home and spend some quality time with the kids.

# Maybe, just once, someone will call me 'Sir' without adding, 'You're making a scene.'

# Marge, don't discourage the boy! Weaseling out of things is important to learn. It's what separates us from the animals! Except the weasel.

# Doughnuts. Is there anything they can't do?

# You know, boys, a nuclear reactor is a lot like a woman. You just have to read the manual and press the right buttons.

# Lisa, if you don't like your job you don't strike. You just go in every day and do it really half-assed. That's the American way.
#

# When will I learn? The answer to life's problems aren't at the bottom of a bottle, they're on TV!

# Son, when you participate in sporting events, it's not whether you win or lose: it's how drunk you get.

# I'm going to the back seat of my car, with the woman I love, and I won't be back for ten minutes!

# [Meeting Aliens] Please don't eat me! I have a wife and kids. Eat them!

# What do we need a psychiatrist for? We know our kid is nuts.

# Marge, you're as beautiful as Princess Leia and as smart as Yoda.

# Kids, you tried your best and you failed miserably. The lesson is, never try.

# The only monster here is the gambling monster that has enslaved your mother! I call him Gamblor, and it's time to snatch your mother from his neon claws!

# When I look at the smiles on all the children's faces, I just know they're about to jab me with something.

# I'm having the best day of my life, and I owe it all to not going to Church!

# Lisa, if the Bible has taught us nothing else, and it hasn't, it's that girls should stick to girls sports, such as hot oil wrestling and foxy boxing and such and such.

# I'm not a bad guy! I work hard, and I love my kids. So why should I spend half my Sunday hearing about how I'm going to Hell?

# Getting out of jury duty is easy. The trick is to say you're prejudiced against all races.

# It's not easy to juggle a pregnant wife and a troubled child, but somehow I managed to fit in eight hours of TV a day.

# Lisa, Vampires are make-believe, like elves, gremlins, and eskimos.

# I want to share something with you: The three little sentences that will get you through life. Number 1: Cover for me. Number 2: Oh, good idea, Boss! Number 3: It was like that when I got here.

# Oh, people can come up with statistics to prove anything, Kent. 14% of people know that.

# Remember that postcard Grandpa sent us from Florida of that Alligator biting that woman's bottom? That's right, we all thought it was hilarious. But, it turns out we were wrong. That alligator was sexually harrassing that woman.

# Old people don't need companionship. They need to be isolated and studied so it can be determined what nutrients they have that might be extracted for our personal use.

# How is education supposed to make me feel smarter? Besides, every time I learn something new, it pushes some old stuff out of my brain. Remember when I took that home winemaking course, and I forgot how to drive?

# Television! Teacher, mother, secret lover.

# Homer no function beer well without.

# I've always wondered if there was a god. And now I know there is -- and it's me.

# Kill my boss? Do I dare live out the American dream?

# If something goes wrong at the plant, blame the guy who can't speak English.

# I'm never going to be disabled. I'm sick of being so healthy.

# I like my beer cold, my TV loud and my homosexuals flaming.

# [Looking at a globe map...country being Uruguay]
Hee hee! Look at this country! 'You-are-gay.'

# All my life I've had one dream, to achieve my many goals.

# Dad, you've done a lot of great things, but you're a very old man, and old people are useless.

# But Marge, what if we chose the wrong religion? Each week we just make God madder and madder.

# I think Smithers picked me because of my motivational skills. Everyone says they have to work a lot harder when I’m around.

# Dear Lord.. The gods have been good to me. For the first time in my life, everything is absolutely perfect just the way it is. So here's the deal: You freeze everything the way it is, and I won't ask for anything more. If that is OK, please give me absolutely no sign. OK, deal.

# That's it! You people have stood in my way long enough. I'm going to clown college!

# Beer: The cause of, and solution to, all of life's problems.

# If something's hard to do, then it's not worth doing

# I'm in no condition to drive...wait! I shouldn't listen to myself, I'm drunk!

# 'To Start Press Any Key'. Where's the ANY key?

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iPhoto 6.0.5 shows evidence of Google Collaboration!

2006-10-03T09:21:00.000-07:00

Poking around iPhoto 6.0.5, the guys at MacTelChat stumbled on a hidden Google Maps geotagging feature.

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Leo Laporte answers accusations of child abuse at Podcast Expo

2006-10-02T17:14:00.000-07:00

Mike D. from Red Bar Radio asks Leo Laporte the question that's been on everyone's mind - "Is Leo inappropriately touching kids, and if so, what is his relationship with his 15 year-old intern, Shooby?"

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Apple 'TinyMac' in 2007? Flash Memory, Mac OS X Lite, Tablet Form Factor

2006-10-02T17:02:00.000-07:00

...the fat free portable will use flash memory to start up in a jiffy, and run a cut down version of Apple
â��s OS X. We can see the appeal of a pint-sized Mac portable, possibly in tablet form. Its latest laptops are a little on the large side, and Appleâ��s decision to discontinue the 12-inch Powerbook left swathes of notebook fans in mourning

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Giant bugs in Germany!

2006-09-29T15:37:00.000-07:00

Google earth image of a giant bug over Germany.

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YouTube - Musharraf on the Daily Show

2006-09-28T15:33:00.000-07:00

YouTube - Musharraf on the Daily Show

Oh Yeh..old school.... it doesn't get much worse than this...

2006-09-28T11:42:00.000-07:00

well there is always the movie...

Top Gear star begs BBC to show 280mph car crash

2006-09-27T09:38:00.000-07:00

With Top Gear facing the axe, injured presenter Richard Hammond has begged the BBC to show the 280mph car crash that almost killed him.
In a bid to save the motoring show, the 36-year-old is also prepared to appear on television live from his hospital bed.

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[Video] Cheney and Bush knowingly misrepresenting the now declassified NIE

2006-09-27T09:36:00.000-07:00

"The Iraq conflict has become the a 'cause celebre' for jihadists, breeding a deep resentment of US involvement in the Muslim world and cultivating supporters for the global jihadist movement." After seeing this was consensus report of 16 intelligence agencies in April of 2006, both Bush and Cheney knowingly continued to argue the opposite.

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Bush's Response to Clinton, 9/11

2006-09-26T21:11:00.000-07:00

A woman asks Bush at a recent press conference if Clinton's allegation is true that Bush had no meetings about dealing with Bin Laden and the Al Qaeda threat for nine months after Clinton left office, and left Al Qaeda intel for Bush. Bush's response? "No comment."

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MSNBC's Olbermann calls Bush out as a lying coward on National TV!

2006-09-26T21:10:00.000-07:00

Olbermann makes an amazing retort to the Clinton interview on Fox. I've never seen a member of the media make such a politicized speach... and it was dead on! I hope this is a turning point for this God awful administration.

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MSNBC Runs Entire Segment On Clinton's Socks And His "White Legs"

2006-09-26T16:29:00.000-07:00

Today MSNBC decided to forego substantive discussion of terrorism and instead focused on the fact that former President Bill Clinton
â��s sock had slipped and part of his â��whiteâ�� leg was showing during his interview with Fox News Sunday host Chris Wallace. The MSNBC host asked her guests, â��Is this a travesty or what?â�� [VIDEO AT LINK]

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Revision3 Launches Tonight!

2006-09-26T15:35:00.000-07:00

First broadcast television. Then cable television. Now, you can kill your television. Revision3 aims to prove that on-demand, distributed online content is better, faster, more effective, and better targeted to what YOU want to watch.

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The Death And Rebirth of a Frog!

2006-09-26T11:28:00.001-07:00

You got to see it to believe it.

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God doesn't exist, science does

2006-09-26T11:16:00.000-07:00

Professor Richard Dawkins argues that belief in god is irrational and inflicts great harm upon societies.

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Jon Stewart's Take on the Bill Clinton Foxnews Interview

2006-09-26T09:00:00.000-07:00

Jon Stewart on Monday's Daily Show reviews the Chris Wallace interview of Bill Clinton and makes fun of how the media spins the event in an attempt to make Clinton appear to have "lost it". Obviously, Clinton put Wallace in his place.

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Clinton on Fox, a man of passion...

2006-09-25T14:50:00.000-07:00

word.

here's a link to part 2, where they actually talk about his foundation.

The F Word Clear As A Bell on Family Guy Tonight

2006-09-25T09:18:00.000-07:00

You don't even have to listen closely to the guy in the hummer. That's right he said F*&king! I cannot believe this was on tv!!!!

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"Iraq War Has Made Terror Worse" - US Intel Agencies

2006-09-25T09:13:00.000-07:00

According to the National Intelligence Estimate, a report from all 16 U.S. intelligence agencies, the war in Iraq has made global terrorism worse by fanning Islamic radicalism and providing a training ground for terrorists who are being exported to other countries. This contradicts the Neocon theory about "fighting them over there."

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Nintendo Stole a Super Mario Theme from a Funk Rock band?

2006-09-22T12:45:00.000-07:00

While LP hunting, I ran across this funk rock band, by the Name of Friendship, with a song a little too similar to Super Mario Brothers' "Underworld Theme".
Friendship released 1979.
Super Mario Brothers released 1985.

Super Mario vs Friendship comparison [0:51m]: Hide Player | Play in Popup | Download

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Have You Ever Taken the World's Smallest Political Quiz? Try It Here....

2006-09-21T16:53:00.000-07:00

In 1969, David Nolan -- a political scientist who had been frustrated by simplistic "left-right" labels -- devised a chart to help delineate the shades of difference in between;categories also include authoritarian, libertarian and centrist. Nolan believed this chart was a more accurate way to measure a person's political philosophy .......

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Richard Branson donates ALL Virgin Group profit to fight global warming!

2006-09-21T15:36:00.000-07:00

Wow, this is an amazing pledge. Richard Branson is going to donate 100% of profits from the travel companies in the Virgin Group (Virgin Atlantic, Virgin Trains etc.) over the next 10 years to help fight global warming. That is a contribution worth $3billion!

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CAUGHT ON TAPE: Administration Misleads America on Iraq/Al Qaeda Link

2006-09-21T13:08:00.000-07:00

A video compilation of administration officials asserting an Iraq/Al Qaeda link. The clips are from the days after a Senate Intelligence Committee report refuted the connection.

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Matthews: 'I Have Been Against This Bullshit War From The Beginning'

2006-09-21T11:55:00.000-07:00

Video of MSNBC's Chris Matthews being interviewed by Don Imus on Thursday morning.

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Banned: The Golden Book of Chemistry Experiments ($600 book for free)

2006-09-21T09:22:00.000-07:00

Back in the late 60's this book was pulled from all public libraries and store shelves by the government. It was said that the experiments and information contained herein were too dangerous for the general public. It currently sells for $690 on Amazon. Great book. This is the only place on the internet I know of to get a copy.

Here is a mirror..
http://rapidshare.de/files/33904018/The_Golden_Book_of_Chemistry_Experiments.pdf.html

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Bin your charger - these AA batteries have in-built USB port!

2006-09-21T09:12:00.000-07:00

Leave that bulky desktop battery charger at home - flip the lid on these clever AA batteries and charge over USB using the in-built, standard USB port! A must-have for digital cameras and other devices still using AA cells.

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The Senate must not pardon President Bush for breaking the law

2006-09-19T11:32:00.000-07:00

This week, the Senate is planning to quietly hold a vote that would pardon President Bush for breaking the law by illegally wiretapping innocent Americans. So far, Democrats and some Republicans are holding strong against the bill, and there are good chances to stop it if enough of us speak up.

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Gas Prices in Perspective

2006-09-19T10:33:00.000-07:00

Gas prices haunt Americans. The price of a barrel of oil and a gallon of gas are daily news items. Drivers groan as they watch the gas pump price gauge count past $40 (or $50, or $100), although being able to punch in their phone number or swipe a card to get a three cent discount makes them feel like children on Christmas.

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Poll: Americans don't want net neutrality

2006-09-19T10:23:00.000-07:00

(or maybe they don't know what it is)
A nationwide survey of 800 registered voters is being touted by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation because it purports to show that Americans are not interested in net neutrality legislation.

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Bill Clinton On The Daily Show With Jon Stewart

2006-09-19T10:22:00.000-07:00

Bill Clinton made an appearance on the Daily Show Monday to share the heartwarming work of his Clinton Global Initiative, but the climax of the interview was more fun. Jon Stewart put the former President on the â��seat of heatâ�� and asked: â��Mr. President, Hilary Clinton may be running for President. If so, what is the key to defeating her?â��

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Jon Stewart responds to Robert Novak

2006-09-19T09:24:00.000-07:00

After Novak made derogatory comments about The Daily Show on CSPAN (which were featured on Digg a couple of days ago), Jon tries his best to make peace: "I may have called you a douchebag... but I only said those things because I honestly think you're a horrible person!"

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Google and Apple 'in video talks'

2006-09-18T16:39:00.000-07:00

Technology giants Google and Apple are in discussions over video content for the computer firm's recently announced iTV device, say reports.

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Burn: Open Source alternative to Toast Titanium

2006-09-18T15:43:00.000-07:00

Burn is a nice, free and open source alternative to the popular Mac disc-creation application, Toast Titanium.

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"Hotel Minibar" Keys Open Diebold Voting Machines

2006-09-18T12:44:00.000-07:00

This just keeps getting worse and worser...

The access panel door on a Diebold AccuVote-TS voting machine â�� the door that protects the memory card that stores the votes, and is the main barrier to the injection of a virus â�� can be opened with a standard key that is widely available on the Internet...

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Retrieve Serial Numbers or CD Keys from your computer

2006-09-18T12:30:00.000-07:00

KeyFinder Thing is a simple utility to retrieve the Serial numbers or CD Keys of Microsoft software installed on your system. It includes options to export the list of found keys and a search option to find keys not included by default....

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Impossible to use Windows XP on 24" iMacs

2006-09-18T12:28:00.000-07:00

It seems that BootCamp is incompatible with the newest 24" iMacs. It is impossible to install Win XP on it, since the screen remains black at boot. Apple did not comment yet on this issue but everyone willing to buy one needs to be informed.

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Oh yeah!!

Fixed in Bootcamp 1.1.1, available now.

http://www.apple.com/macosx/bootcamp/

Video: FOX NEWS Exposes Princeton / Diebold Vote-Reversal Story

2006-09-18T12:24:00.000-07:00

The Princeton professor does a short demonstration of how a hacked Diebold voting machine works. I would have liked to see more on how easy it is to actually hack the machine. Still, an interesting video considering its from Fox news. So much for left wing conspiracy... This is not a partisan issue.

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The White Stripes appear on the Simpsons

2006-09-18T12:22:00.000-07:00

The White Stripes' appearance on The Simpsons has landed on YouTube. Go here to watch it.

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The Muppet Matrix

2006-09-18T12:20:00.000-07:00

this has to be seen to be believed

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Microsoft's Zune WILL NOT Play Protected Windows Media

2006-09-15T14:03:00.000-07:00

Not sure if this is true... BUT if it is... what a dumb ass move
Microsoft's Zune will not play protected Windows Media Audio and Video purchased or "rented" from Napster 2.0, Rhapsody, Yahoo! Unlimited, Movielink, Cinemanow, or any other online media service. That's right -- the media that Microsoft promised would Play For Sure doesn't even play on Microsoft's own device.

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Season 6 Premise for 24! and more...

2006-09-15T11:50:00.000-07:00

Wayne is pres, Jack has a dad, a drag queen villain, and Kumar is aboard!!

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Exploit code targets unpatched Internet Explorer Hole

2006-09-15T11:46:00.000-07:00

Exploit code that could be used to hijack Windows PCs via an unpatched Internet Explorer flaw has been posted on the internet.

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Skype Unveils Mac Video Version

2006-09-15T11:02:00.000-07:00

Our aim is that Mac users can talk for free with everyone they know regardless of whether they're on Mac, Windows, Linux or on a regular phone," said Stephanie Zari, a Skype spokesperson. "We hope that the ability to talk to anyone in the world will be a useful supplement to their iChat service."

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Music hold Prank

2006-09-15T10:55:00.000-07:00

Fake hold music, and then...oh shit ust watch it!!

Umm.... DON'T Play With Live Grenades!

2006-09-14T15:10:00.000-07:00

But if you're going to, definitely don't pull the pin with your teeth, hold in your hand and stare at it. Throw the damn thing. We'll call him Mr. Lucky!

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what a f'in idiot...

First woman gets bionic arm - Engadget

2006-09-14T13:32:00.000-07:00

As The Washington Post reports, 26-year old Claudia Mitchell has become the fourth person and first woman to get outfitted with a bionic arm (well, besides Lindsay Wagner), with which she's able to perform functions simply by thinking about them. The arm was designed by researchers at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago -- who are part of a larger project funded by DARPA -- and works by detecting the movement's of Mitchell's chest muscle, which has been rewired to the nerves that once served her left arm. Eventually, researchers say, the arm could even give Mitchell the sense of touch, with electrodes in the hand sending signals to her chest skin, which her brain would recognize as a sensation. This being part of a DARPA project though, we're sure they're also working on things they're not telling us, like crazy swinging grappling hook action.

First woman gets bionic arm - Engadget

Decriminalize Pot: Prison Room Needed for Pedophiles & Politicians

2006-09-14T13:29:00.000-07:00

Texas Ind. gubernatorial candidate Kinky Friedman for the decriminalization of marijuana to avoid further clogging state prisons with nonviolent offenders. "We've got to clear some of the room out of the prisons so we can put the bad guys in there, like the pedophiles and the politicians," said Friedman, a humorist and author.

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iTunes 7 turning out to have major glitches

2006-09-14T09:14:00.000-07:00

iTunes 7 a "lemon" ? "Both Mac and PC users appear to be affected by the glitches being reported, and numerous different threads on the Apple discussion forum have described a range of technical issues." Oh, and did we mention that many professionally produced podcasts --

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The Daily Show: Can you say anything if you just ask?

2006-09-14T08:11:00.000-07:00

Jon Stewart analyzes the use of the question mark in TV news channels, and reveals that some (you know who) use it just to say things that otherwise would be considered biased slander... are segments like these the reason they got an Emmy Award?

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Apple iTV a Stab in The Heart for Microsoft

2006-09-14T07:54:00.000-07:00

For nearly two years, since the launch of Windows Media Center XP 2005, Microsoft has tried unsuccessfully to convince consumers that they should stick their PCs in the living room. The unveiling of Apple's coming iTV product yesterday was the final stab in the heart to Bill Gates' vision of doing for consumers what he did for businesses.

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Worlds worst hacker (hacks 127.0.0.1)

2006-09-13T11:55:00.000-07:00

This is a transcript of the worlds dummest hacker on an IRC channel.

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Teacher won't shave until bin Laden caught

2006-09-13T10:42:00.000-07:00

After the September 11 terrorist attacks, Gary Weddle followed the news so closely he forgot to shave. After a week he decided not to shave until Osama bin Laden was caught or killed.He said he would keep the beard, which stretches more than a foot and has started turning gray, as long as bin Laden remains at large - even he gets buried with it.

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Saturns Moon Titan...

2006-09-13T10:28:00.000-07:00

Very Strange indeed...

Anyone got an explaination of the UI they use, and whats with the tones?

Update i got an explaination.... and its interesting as hell..

Titan Descent Data Movie with Bells and Whistles

This movie, built with data collected during the European Space Agency's Huygens probe on Jan. 14, 2005, shows the operation of the Descent Imager/Spectral Radiometer camera during its descent and after touchdown. The camera was funded by NASA.

The almost four-hour-long operation of the camera is shown in less than five minutes. That's 40 times the actual speed up to landing and 100 times the actual speed thereafter.

The first part of the movie shows how Titan looked to the camera as it acquired more and more images during the probe's descent. Each image has a small field of view, and dozens of images were made into mosaics of the whole scene.

The scientists analyzed Huygens' speed, direction of motion, rotation and swinging during the descent. The movie includes sidebar graphics that show:

* (Lower left corner) Huygens' trajectory views from the south, a scale bar for comparison to the height of Mount Everest, colored arrows that point to the sun and to the Cassini orbiter.
* (Top left corner) A close-up view of the Huygens probe highlighting large and unexpected parachute movements, a scale bar for comparison to human height.
* (Lower right corner) A compass that shows the changing direction of view as Huygens rotates, along with the relative positions of the sun and Cassini.
* (Upper right corner) A clock that shows Universal Time for Jan. 14, 2005 (Universal Time is 7 hours ahead of Pacific Daylight Time). Above the clock, events are listed in mission time, which starts with the deployment of the first of the three parachutes.

Sounds from a left speaker trace Huygens' motion, with tones changing with rotational speed and the tilt of the parachute. There also are clicks that clock the rotational counter, as well as sounds for the probe's heat shield hitting Titan's atmosphere, parachute deployments, heat shield release, jettison of the camera cover and touchdown.

Sounds from a right speaker go with the Descent Imager/Spectral Radiometer activity. There's a continuous tone that represents the strength of Huygens' signal to Cassini. Then there are 13 different chimes - one for each of instrument's 13 different science parts - that keep time with flashing-white-dot exposure counters. During its descent, the Descent Imager/Spectral Radiometer took 3,500 exposures.

The Huygens probe was delivered to Saturn's moon Titan by the Cassini spacecraft, which is managed by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. NASA supplied two instruments on the probe, the descent imager/spectral radiometer and the gas chromatograph mass spectrometer.

The Cassini-Huygens mission is a cooperative project of NASA, the European Space Agency and the Italian Space Agency. The Jet Propulsion Laboratory, a division of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, manages the mission for NASA's Science Mission Directorate, Washington, D.C. The descent imager/spectral radiometer team is based at the University of Arizona, Tucson.

For more information about the Cassini-Huygens mission visit http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov .

Credit: ESA/NASA/JPL/University of Arizona

Stephen Colbert Rips on ABC's "The Path to 9-11"

2006-09-13T10:14:00.000-07:00

"Just because something is utterly invented doesn't mean it's not true."

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Will Google find it's way onto an iTV near you?

2006-09-13T09:26:00.000-07:00

Googling Google author ponders if Google could eventually find it's way onto Apple's new iTV in the form of both advertising and streaming TV. Not completely out of left field given Google's relationship with companies like Viacom and the fact that their CEO sits on Apple's board now.

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And now for the final word from Bush himself...

2006-09-13T08:55:00.000-07:00

Fuckin A, man!!

Matt Lauer Corners Bush on Torture

2006-09-13T08:49:00.000-07:00

If you want to see the beauty of body language at work, watch this interview. First, Bush is all over Matt Lauer -- check out the pointing and the aggressiveness. Then, when it's clear that Lauer's not buying it, he starts saying that he won't talk about what he's already been talking about.

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DARK MILESTONE: More Americans Have Now Died In Iraq Than On 9/11

2006-09-13T08:47:00.000-07:00

Numbers: 3,015 Americans died (military deaths) as of September 9, 2006. 2,973 Americans died during the attacks on 9/11. - "Iraq didn't attack us on that day, and our misguided policy there has now taken more American lives than Al Qaeda."

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How to back your music with iTunes 7

2006-09-13T08:23:00.000-07:00

Here's a step by step How To I wrote featuring one of iTunes 7's best new features: 'Back up to disc.'

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Infuriated George W. Bush says, "Whatever we have done is legal!"

2006-09-12T16:34:00.000-07:00

Last year, enacting Sen. John McCain's anti-torture measure, Congress attempted to draw a clear line between acceptable and unacceptable treatment of prisoners for anyone acting in the name of the United States. Now the Bush administration wants to blur the line and possibly erase it.

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